Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-24

about twenty-five. He dresses well and
is decidedly stylish. He is q slight, we'll
formed fellow, about FIVE feet nine inches
in height, with fue dark mustache, dark
eyes, and aQuiline nose, and very good
presence indeed. He is well educated,
and his father has q large estate.
George Bancroft is very we'll Off, and
is probsbly worth between quarter and
half-million dollars. He has two sons
living, one of whom is in Boston, and the
other-the father of this girl-in Paris.
It is not improbable that he will provide
something for his granddaughter il his
will, though am told he has number of
grandchildren.
Speaking Of Bancroft, he is in excellent
health, and his mind is as clear as tell.
[ found him at noon to-day, hard at
work in his library, and he told me at
the beginning of my visit that
he was very busy, and could spare ne
only short time. The information con-
tanned In the above paragraphs does rot
come from him, and our conversation re-
lated chiefly to his library and his work.
He believes in the philosophy of work, and
ne will continue to work until he dies.
Upon my asking him as to his health he
said:
81 have enjoyed my youth and am pre-
pared TO take old age as it comes. 1 feel
as well as an old man can, and have my
matters in such condition that am pre-
pared to die at any time. My
death may come in three months,
or it may not occur for years.
Until it does come I will continue my Ia
bors. You ask me If my history is COM
pleted. reply that 1 will continue to
write at it as long as i've. 1 have kept
up with the times, and have q fair knowl-
edge OF the various administrations. My
library, as you cay, is perhaps the finest
private library in tie country, and have
a vast amount of material which can be
found nowhere else"
here asked as to his manuscripts, and
be showed me some of the hundreds of
bound volumes which he has gathered
from ell parts of the world. While in
England, Holland, France and Germany
he was given access to the state archives
of each country. and at great expense
had all matters relating to the history of
America copied. These are now bound,
and the collection is the only one of its
kind in existence He has also copies of
thousands of letters OF the Presidents
and statesmen of the past. Jackson gave
OTuSTSy Wucn uS ultuJ Gudb DSlCIOIL
should have access to all his papsTs, and
there are numerous letters of Jackson in
existence testifying to this fact. Last
year Mr.. Bancroft paid a visit to Nash
vile and he had President Folks papers
copied for him. These are now bound In
red leather, and they form q set of vol
umes as large as good sized encyclope-
dia. He has papers of Van Buren,, and,
i,,f Ca ~ NJ han hat
lates to the history of the United States
His library contains somewhere between
Is, geo and 10000 volumes. The books
are two rows deep upon the shelves, and
several large connecting rooms are walled
with them. 1t is supposed that he is al
work upon biography of Polk and al
though have not this information direct
ly from him, remark which he made
about Polk leads me tc believe that it is
true. He told me to-day that
he considered Polk one of the
greatest of the Presidents and added
that he was a very systematic worker.
He referred to the great things accom-
plished in Folks administration as to the
financial system of the country, the an
nexation of Texas, and other matters.
He told me that he had known personally
all the Presidents since John Adams. He
was well acquainted with President AID
ans, and upon my asking him as to AID
ANS vanity referred to the saying of
Ogle Tsyloe, wherein Tayloe states
that Adams had once reproved friend
who, in conversation, had used the term,
"George Washington and John Adams"
you should not say "George Washington
and John Adams" but John Adams and
George Washington, for 1t was john
Adams who made George Washington
To this Mr.. Bancroft replied emphatically,
"That story is not true one. I knox
that John Adams had q high opinion Of
General Washington, and l know that he
could not have made such remdrk about
him. He may have been vain, and he I'M
doubtedly had full appreciation of his
greatness, but he never made such re-
mark as that. He was very industrious
man, was brave and fearless, and in bis
letters and papers he speaks very highly
of General Washington"
here asked question as to John
Quincy Adams, anu Mr.. Bancroft re-
marked that he was one of the few men
of whom John Quincy Adams had always
spoken well in his diary. He considers
the second Adams great man, and gives
him full credit for the ability and knoWl,
edge which he undoubtedly possessed
He thinks, however, that he would have
made better President hsd he not spent
so much time abroad, and referred to his
long foreign career and his foreign edu-
cation as somewhat warping his judg-
ment of American matters.
Ia this interview I was surprised at
the strength, both mental and physical.
exhibited by Mr.. Bancroft. During it he
referred to several books in mis- library,
and his motions were as active as those
of boy, his voice was strong, and his
eyesight seemed to be good. He takes
his long rides daily, and he told me that
it did not tire him. He stays out on
horseback from one to three hours daily,
and is quitea pedestrian. He once told
me that he thought he could make thirty
miles day without t$riDg, and as looked
at his wiry frame To-Day did not douo.
that he was able toEdo as ne said
- FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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